One Texas police officer successfully removed a live alligator from one family’s front doorstep this week using just his bare hands.Lieutenant Billy Henry of the Fulshear Police Department responded to a call where a young gator was occupying a home’s threshold.GIANT ALLIGATOR LUNGING AT CARS IN NC ROAD SHOOED AWAY AFTER FIREFIGHTERS TAKE CLEVER APPROACHIn...
An extremely rare orange lobster has been rescued and returned to the sea after it was discovered in the seafood section at a market in Southampton, New York. The “1-in-30 million” lobster was first spotted at a Southampton Stop and Shop by a local animal shelter — which then reached out to Humane Long Island...
A water buffalo is on the loose in an Iowa town, and police are warning people that it is injured and aggressive. Police in the Des Moines suburb of Pleasant Hill responded Saturday to a call about an animal in the road. It turned out to be a water buffalo, and the owner told police...
Two Nevada men accused of damaging rock formations estimated to be 140 million years old at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area back in April are facing charges and potential prison time. Wyatt Clifford Fain, 37, and Payden David Guy Cosper, 31, each face a federal indictment for one count of injury and depredation of...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) announced a record catch while the agency was conducting its annual sturgeon survey. Fisheries staff were on Lake St. Clair capturing, gathering data about, tagging and releasing the fish. It was while conducting their research that they found a monstrous lake sturgeon, according to an MDNR post on...
The oldest tree species is the Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva). The oldest tree of the species is named Methuselah and is more than 4,800 years old. The longevity of the Great Basin bristlecone pine can be attributed to factors such as the species’ ability to withstand various weather conditions, including intense winds, snow...
A New Jersey woman has been charged after shocking video showed her entering a tiger closure at a south Jersey zoo last week, police said. The Bridgeton Police Department said 24-year-old Zyair J. Dennis of Millville was arrested and charged with defiant trespassing and two city ordinance violations associated with climbing fences within a zoo....
A bald eagle initially thought to be injured because it couldn’t fly was found to be healthy after wildlife officials determined the bird was just “too fat” after feasting on roadkill. The bald eagle was found along the boundary of Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, said officials at the park, which is part of the U.S....
The United States took a bold step toward growing and protecting the world’s largest park system when President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the National Park Service Organic Act on this day in history, August 25, 1916. The act most notably created the National Park Service, “a new federal bureau in the Department of the...
A bearded, venomous creature has emerged on the beaches of Corpus Christi. Prickly fireworms, also called bristle worms, washed up along the Texas Gulf Coast and beachgoers are on high alert. The National Park Services (NPS) described the bristles as tiny, needle-like spikes, each one filled with venom, according to FOX Weather. ‘NO NEED TO...
